ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL:
SECTION 1. Section 8-32-130 ofthe Municipal Code ofthe City of Chicago is hereby amended by adding new language underlined as follows:
8-32-130 Loading and unloading operations.
No person, agency or business shall undertake or cause the loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, dumpsters or similar objects between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance within a residential district or within a noise sensitive zone.
Penalties for vio 1 ation of this section shall be the same as those cited in Section 8-32-140(d) and designated enforcement personnel of this section shall be the same as Section 8-32-140(c).~
8-32-140 Construction, repair or demolition equipment.
No person shall use or cause the use of any mechanical equipment or tool operated by fuel or electric power in building, construction, repair or demolition operations between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. within 600 feet of any residential building or hospital.
The limitation of this section does not apply to any construction, demolition or repair work of an emergency nature or to work on public improvements authorized by a governmental body or agency.
This section may be enforced by designated employees ofthe departments of police, buildings, business affairs and consumer protection, fire, finance, streets and sanitation, transportation and housing and economic development, who are authorized to issue citations for violations.
Any person who violates this section shall be liable for a penalty of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $2,500.00 for the first violation; not less than $2,500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for the second violation for the same offense within one year; and not less than $5,000.00 nor more than $10,000.00 for the third and each subsequent violation for the same offense within one year for ea...
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